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Bookmark or Share- Althea Gibson - WikipediaAlthea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.
- Althea Gibson ‑ Early Life, Championships & Legacy - HISTORYTrailblazing athlete Althea Gibson became the first great African American player in women’s tennis. She won a string of American Tennis Association titles on the African American...
- How Althea Gibson Broke the Color Barrier in Tennis - BiographyOn August 28, 1950, a 23-year-old Althea Gibson set foot on one of the outer courts of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, home of the U.S. National Championships.
- Althea Gibson - National Women's History MuseumAlthea Gibson was born in South Carolina, though it was in Harlem, New York City where she first fell in love with tennis. Gibson’s had skill as well as various mentors throughout her tennis career that assisted in her becoming the first Black woman to win the U.S. Nationals, French Championship, and Wimbledon.
- Althea Gibson - Tennis, Quotes & Facts - BiographyAlthea Gibson became the first African American tennis player to compete at the U.S. National Championships in 1950, and the first Black player to compete at Wimbledon in 1951.
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